The 2010 event was televised by Alwatan Television Network in Kuwait beginning 4 February and running Thursday and Friday nights for three weeks and streamed live on the Internet.
ACT Lighting Design of Brussels, Belgium was responsible for set design, lighting design, and content design. Koert Vermeulen was principal lighting designer, working alongside lighting designer Thomas Boets. Marcos Vinals was set designer and content art director, and Joris Corthout was content designer.
Vermeulen was creative in his use of colourful action over the stage, using over 160 Clay Paky Alpha Series fixtures, including 60 Alpha Spot HPE 1200, 62 Alpha Wash 1200, 20 Alpha Beam 300 and 20 Alpha Beam 1500. "The Alphas are optically so superior, I really like them for television," said Vermeulen, "and the Alpha Beam 1500 and 300 series are special fixtures and a very welcome addition to the palette of the LD."
Lighting was supplied by Al Raisi Group (ARG), responsible for lighting, sound, video and set construction. ARG managing director Diaa Shehadeh was ACT's main contact as well as technical producer of the show.
The line-up featured Bashar Al Shatti, Miami Band, Mohamed Hamaki, Myriam Fares, Fadil Shakir, Shirine Abdul Wahhab, Abdullah Rueishid, Abu Baker Salem, Asalah, Nabil Sheil, Yara, Hussein Al Jasmi, Wael Kafoury, Angham, Aseel Abu Baker, Ahlam, Asmaa Al Mnawar, Muhammad Abdo, and for the first time in years the noted Algerian singer Warda.
(Jim Evans)
